Dear Friends of the hUManities,

Welcome to a new week!

Event Recap: Public Lecture: The Politics of Mass Violence in The Middle East. (UMIH + Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in the Modern History of the Middle East and North Africa.) Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the lecture with special guest Laura Robson. For folks who missed it, please find the documented event directly on the UMIH Facebook timelinehttps://www.facebook.com/UMIHumanities/. Please also find the full video with subtitles and ASL interpretation on our YouTube pagehttps://youtu.be/M5fQjTYJqjk. Please note, subtitles will be added shortly and will be accessible via the same links. Thank you for your patience.

New Opportunities:

UMIH External Grant Support:

The UMIH is seeking proposals for its External Grant Support program. An initiative to help researchers in the Faculty of Arts who are seeking external funding for conferences, workshops, colloquia, and other local research events.

This program was designed to provide opportunities for scholars to secure support, both cash and in-kind, from the UMIH in order to leverage funds from other agencies.

Please see attached, the poster for details on how to apply.

On-going Opportunities: Our VIRTUAL WRITE-ON-SITES to help keep your writing on track: Share your writing goals and tips while working alongside others. Join us Mondays 9 AM - 12 PM and Thursdays 2 PM - 4 PM CST Email umih@umanitoba.ca for Zoom links.

Take care, friends

--UMIH

Ekene Maduka

Assistant to the Director

Institute for the Humanities

University of Manitoba

407 Tier Building

204 474 9599

umih@umanitoba.camailto:umih@ad.umanitoba.ca

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